Testimonials: Tori S.
Where to begin? Donnellyn Dominguez knows her stuff! She has been such a blessing to our family. We had our first child "naturally" at a hospital, and decided that atmosphere was not what we wanted for our subsequent pregnancies. My OB was very nice and willing to work with us to achieve our natural childbirth. That being said, as my OB didn't show up until it was time to "catch" the baby, we still had to fight tooth and nail at the delivery to stop unnecessary invasive procedures from the rest of the hospital staff. Because my OB missed obvious signs for a highly preventable medical issue, I ended up bedridden and tethered to an IV stand with blood pressure cuffs and pulse ox sensors all over me. The nurses continually pestered me to get an epidural, which I continually refused. They finally let me lay in my hospital bed to fight through my painful contractions unassisted. It was awful. Even though my husband was there, we felt like we had gone through the procedure alone. When we got pregnant the second time, we knew we didn't want to go through that again.
Enter Donnellyn!
We found Donnellyn while searching around online for midwives in the DFW area. We had looked around for awhile, but settled on Donnellyn as soon as we met her. Aside from being highly trained and extremely knowledgeable in her field, Donnellyn also has the warmest personality of anyone I've met! Almost instantly I felt like I was a part of her family! As a Christian, I was also reassured by her steadfast faith in the Lord.
I also learned more about the importance of proper nutrition and exercise while pregnant. While most everyone knows these things are important, not everyone goes the extra mile to provide literature and guides to make good choices easier.
Donnellyn never takes chances when it comes to her client's health. Anytime I had a question, she was very clear that I could call her day or night, not just "from 8AM-4pm M-F". When we had a questionable ultrasound, she immediately booked an appointment with a highly sought after OB to get his professional opinion. After he gave me the "all clear," she booked another appointment with an ultrasound specialist with over 20 years experience for a second opinion.
Donnellyn was by far more thorough than any OB I ever saw during my first pregnancy. In my opinion, she has perfected the art of being thorough without being invasive. I always felt like we were partners working toward the same goal, instead of a "patient" that was expected to sit idly by as someone else made decisions about my body and my baby.
Sadly, I was unable to achieve my goal of having a home birth, because we went into 8 weeks early pre-term labor. I got sick and had a fever that I didn't think much about, so (against Donnellyn's warnings) I didn't worry about it. I thought it too mundane to bother with, but thanks to Donnellyn's ability to preform under pressure, she was able to get to my home, asses the situation and get me to a hospital with a NICU before the baby was born. Because she was unwilling to take chances with my baby's health, as well as my own, my daughter is now a happy, healthy 5 month old. Things could have been very different had Donnellyn not been as skilled and determined as she is. She even stayed with me the whole time I was in delivery, coaching me on how to breathe so less interventions would have to be made.
We will definitely have Donnellyn as our Midwife again in the future. I absolutely trust her judgement, and her skills. She is a wonderful woman that will serve many mommies well. I only hope I have the honor of being one of those mommies again someday!!
